Gardniko Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Hi, I'm wondering if anybody have any tips for storing the Ninebot Z10 for a long time, regarding the battery drain, and how long you can store it without charging? Should I charge it to 100% before I store it or is this also bad for the battery? I have heard somewhere that there is about 1% battery drain per day, anyway to mitigate it? The reason I'm asking is that because of the corona virus I might have to leave Spain to go back to my home country, and I have no idea how many months it would be before I'm able to come back. Cheers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Backe Posted March 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2020 The Z-series of wheels continuously drain the batteries, even when off. If I were in your position, after charging to 80 - 90% I would open the wheel and disconnect the batteries. Here's one video that shows the battery connections that need to be broken You should be able to do this by only removing the right side panel. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardniko Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 Thank you so much for your tip. I will try that! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandin J. Mercer Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Any way to install a kill switch to the batteries ? the xt60 connectors and wire are easy to come by? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planemo Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Unless you are going to start drilling holes to fit an accessible switch in the beautiful and largely waterproof Z, why wouldnt you just use the 'side panel off and unplug' method? That said, personally I have never bothered even unplugging. At 1% loss per day I usually charge to around 50~55% once per month over the winter months. I guess maybe you dont have access to the wheel and/or charger to do this though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriull Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 8 hours ago, Brandin J. Mercer said: Any way to install a kill switch to the batteries ? the xt60 connectors and wire are easy to come by? I remember some mod which disables the battery draining connection once the Z10 is turned off - unfortionately could not find it with a quick scan through the forums... ... but it is somewhere described here... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardniko Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 I did what Marty suggested, charged the wheel to 90% and disconnected the wires to the battery. Quick and easy to do, took me maybe 5-10 minutes. Hopefully the wheel is not completely dead before I'm able to get back to Spain Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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